Willie Speights

Published 1:45 pm Wednesday, November 9, 2016

By Holley Cochran

Funeral services were held, November 1, 2016, at 11:00 am at Saulters Moore Funeral Chapel in Prentiss, for Mrs. Willie Sharon Worthy Speights, age 83, of Prentiss, who passed away October 27, 2016, at South Central Reginal Medical Center. Interment followed in Speights family Cemetery.

Rev. Randy Garner officiated. Frederick Worthy gave the eulogy and spoke for the family. Pallbearers were: Robert McNease, Gage Dungan, Trent Speights, Jerod Dungan, Dathan Dungan, Alex Dungan, Austin Dungan and Tyler Dungan.  Saulters Moore funeral home was in charge of all arrangements.

Willie Speights was a native of Prentiss. She was a shirt factory worker, store clerk at Love’s Dept. Store, and a dorm mother at Pearl River Community College for 27 years from 1983 until 2010 when she retired.

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She is survived by her children, Lewis Claude Dungan, Jr. (Rita Dungan deceased), Jon Randall Speights (Teresa Speights), Regina Speights McNease, Robert Neal Speights (Polly Speights); Her grandchildren, Richard Dungan, Craig Dungan, Jeremy Dungan, Nathan Speights, Trent Speights, Tammy Chandler, Tina Hall, Robert McNease, Mary Culpepper and Cindy Lowe; Her great grandchildren, Austin Dungan, Gage Dungan, Jerod Dungan, Colton Dungan, Dathan Dungan, Tyler Dungan, Alex Dungan, Victoria Sexton, Tristan Chandler, Alexandria Cross, Rickey Hall, Elijah McNease, Madison McNease, Jade Culpepper, Cailyn Culpepper, Isaac Culpepper and Shane Carney; Brothers, Paul Worthy, Cleautus and Earl  Worthy, Jr., Other survivors include, Clara Kay Deen, Nancy Ann Weir and Mavis Ella Bagley.

She was preceded in death by her husband Redgie Dale Speights, Cleautus Earl Worthy, Sr., Reyda King Worthy, Sue Worthy, Frances Speirs and Richard Worthy.

Online condolences and a guest registry are available atwww.saultersmoorefuneralhome.com.

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